我在船上见过你 你跟那个高个子是一起的
“I saw you on the ship. You were with that tall guy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
然后身上还背着一个人
“carrying someone on his back?”
我在船上 见过你 你跟 那个 高个子 是一起的
“I saw you on the ship. You were with that tall guy.”
“You guys got separated, right? Yes, yes, that's right. He's my friend.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Recalling a shared location or past encounter is a common Chinese strategy to build rapport and lower defensive barriers between strangers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have seen you before
Standard conversational chunk to establish prior acquaintance or observation.
to be together / in the same group
Commonly used to describe people traveling, eating, or being affiliated together.